The Literary Afterlife of Raymond Carver : : Influence and Craftmanship in the Neoliberal Era / / Jonathan Pountney.

The first major book-length study of Carver’s cultural influenceThe first major book-length study of Carver’s cultural influenceExplores Carver’s relationships with other contemporary and popular writers and artistsStudies the relationship between the rise of American neoliberalism and Carver’s writ...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Modern American Literature and the New Twentieth Century : MALN20C
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction: Authenticity, Craftsmanship and Neoliberalism in Raymond Carver’s Fiction
  • 1. ‘Bad Raymond’: Alcoholism, Education and Masculinity in Chuck Kinder’s Honeymooners
  • 2. ‘Carveresque Realism’: Raymond Carver and Jay McInerney
  • 3. ‘The Transpacific Partnership’: Raymond Carver and Haruki Murakami
  • 4. ‘Why Raymond Carver?’: Neoliberal Authenticity and Culture in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman
  • Conclusion: Willy Vlautin and Diminished Class Consciousness
  • Works Cited
  • Index